In times of trouble, our connection to God is our surest lifeboat.
Lent
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Searching for God, continually
Searching for God takes effort; it is not just for Sundays alone.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
When did the agony of Christ begin?
Before the soldiers arrive, before the physical attacks, in the silence of the night, the soul of Christ struggles in agony.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
The majesty of God
God is also a transcendent deity whose grandeur and majesty command our attention and our reverence.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A church built on ruins
No place in the world has such a talent for rebuilding what once seemed lost as Rome.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
God is present to us, but are we present to Him?
Perhaps we should ask, with the Russian Orthodox monk and theologian Anthony Bloom, “When we think of the absence of God, is it not worthwhile to ask ourselves whom we blame for it?”
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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Sometimes with prayer, start small
Examen Fifth Sunday of Lent
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Should we bow more when we pray?
If we truly want to be disciples of God, we must subjugate our proud selves to his will and bow down in obedience.
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During Lent, we need both penance and beauty
I suppose there is a line of thought in Christianity that would equate the cheap and mean with holiness, but somehow Catholicism has always found room for both Michelangelo and Mother Teresa.
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How can I cultivate a wide mercy?
Am I doing everything I can, in my own little corner, to safeguard and protect “this blessed plot, this earth, this realm?”